What makes 'Christian philosophy' Christian, and not merely theist? Minimally, the biblical logic on this question requires that our inquiry stems from the particular teaching and practices prescribed from Moses to Jesus More>>

Moser has leveled a challenge to produce a plausible piece of natural theology which is not deficient in this respect. Here I attempt to do exactly that. I defend a version of the moral argument which does not presuppose moral realism of any sort. More>>

This paper examines the contours of Paul Moser's Christ-shaped philosophy in the original paper and the developments in his response to challenges, especially those regarding the narrow scope of his project. More>>

In this paper, I will examine the meaning of religious liberty by exploring Martha Nussbaum's work on religious tolerance and applying the theories of John Locke and Roger Williams to the issue of snake-handling churches More>>

The poetry penned by Christ-shaped men and women, from George Herbert to Anna Barbauld, does not necessarily oppose the glimpses of truth conveyed through the argumentative prose of classical Greek philosophy or continental natural theology, but appeals more strongly to the heart as well as to the mind. More>>

Are natural theology arguments cogent? If so, why do they fail to convince a wide range of rationally capable inquirers? This question and more is addressed in this series on Christ-Shaped Philosophy. More>>

What difference does Christ-shaped philosophy make for the classroom? Michael T. McFall brings together various strands of Paul Moser's project and their relevancy for teaching and the learning process. More>>

This paper acknowledges that it was a mistake to think that Paul Moser's estimate of professional philosophy is both too high and too low. On the contrary, his estimate of the discipline is unrelentingly negative. More>>

This paper argues for the significance of Christ-Shaped philosophy. Christian philosophy is not reducible to the propositional content of its teachings. It is also an activity engaged in for the sake of other members of the body. More>>

In the wake of the recent killings in Oslo, Norway, there has been a flurry of debate over whether the accused mass-murderer, Anders Breivik, is in fact a Christian. In this statement, influencers in the Evangelical Philosophical Society respond to claims that Christianity caused Breivik to commit heinous acts of violence. More>>

In this wide-ranging interview, David Baggett (with co-author Jerry Walls) discuss many different areas from their 2011 book, Good God: Theistic Foundations of Morality, including the implications that their view has for moral apologetics. More>>

In this wide-ranging interview, Jerry Walls (with co-author David Baggett) discuss many different areas from their 2011 book, Good God: Theistic Foundations of Morality, including the implications that their view has for moral apologetics. More>>

This interview offers a response to one of the major cultural critiques of capitalism and offers considerations for how to articulate a vision of the the free-market in light of a humane civil society. More>>

In this topically wide-ranging interview, Dr. Chafuen discusses the role of "intellectual entrepreneurs" in a society, how to think about factors related to economic-political corruption a society and what can be done about it. More>>

In addition to the potential of sports to help build virtue in athletes, there are many other benefits as well. In this piece Spiegel discuss some of these, which are social, aesthetic, and even theological in nature. And he notes how these benefits extend beyond athletes to spectators. More>>

Groothuis argues that football is morally objectionable because it is intrinsically violent and thus is conducive to vice in both its players and its fans. By way of contrast, he argues that baseball is only contingently violent, that it is not based on violence, and that it is, as such, a morally superior sport. More>>

In this paper, Austin consider the points raised by Professors Spiegel, Roberts, and Groothuis concerning the moral, physical, intellectual, and aesthetic value of football in particular, and sports in general. He considers how one might appropriate their points as a fan, participant, and parent of children involved in sports. He argues that there are ways in which the follower of Christ can and should seek to redeem life in the sporting realm. More>>

Matthew Roberts argues that football possesses certain intrinsic bads which are both perpetuated by its extrinsic goods and perpetuate vice in some of its participants. As a means to the inculcation of virtue, football, like most sports, provides ample opportunity. But, other non heavy-contact sports are to be preferred over football when considered as a means to the inculcation of virtue. More>>

I argue that Edward Feser misconstrues the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition on issues relevant to the arguments for God?s existence that proceed from finality in nature because he misapplies the A-T view that ordering to an end is inherent in natural things More>>

Intelligent design theory claims that 1) empirical evidence warrants
2) a scientific design inference using 3) reliable design detection
criteria. Philosophia Christi published my paper "The
Design Inference from Specified Complexity Defended by Scholars Outside
the Intelligent Design Movement: A Critical Review" (Philosophia
Christi, Vol 9, Number 2), which defended the third of these claims
by reviewing the work atheists and theistic evolutionists. This paper
defends the second of these claims, likewise by reviewing work by agnostics
and atheists. More>>

Of the various Old Testament (OT) ethical issues, Yahweh's command that Israel kill the Canaanites strikes us as the weightiest. In this issue of Philosophia Christi, Wes Morriston and Randal Rauser highlight this theme in reply to my earlier essay, "Is Yahweh a Moral Monster?" I am grateful for their comments and for the opportunity to respond to the key questions they raise. Since their objections overlap somewhat, I shall simply list and respond to the major concerns as I see them. In doing so, I shall touch on the contributions made by comrades-in-arms, Clay Jones and Joseph Buijs, whose supportive essays also appear in this issue. More>>

The new film Religulous by Bill Maher and Larry Charles attracts those who are already fans of Bill Maher and his open hostility to all things religious. But Religulous is nothing more than filthy, nudie, druggie, and obtusey. There is little to laugh at and nothing to learn. More>>

Independent agreement among a diverse range of scholars with
different worldviews shows that complex specified information is a sound
criterion of design detection. Philosopher Peter Williams argues that even
scientists and philosophers outside the ID movement, including some who are
opposed to the theory, use CSI as a design detection criterion. Here, he
demonstrates empirical evidence within the natural world justifies a design
inference on the basis of reliable design detection criteria such as CSI. More>>

Whether or not there is an objective purpose to life obviously depends upon
whether or not life was created for a purpose. You can't get purpose without
a purposer. It's impossible to entertain the question of whether life might
be created for a purpose without raising the question of how a belief in creation
relates to scientific attempts to understand origins - and especially how a
belief in creation relates to the theory of evolution. More>>

As both an "educated" Christian and an ID theorist I find plenty with which to take issue in
The God Delusion; primarily because this rhetorical tour de force
relies upon setting up and knocking down straw men. Dawkins' review of natural
theology is anything but "thorough" in either breadth or depth and the book
delivers a feast of fallacies, including assertion making, wishful thinking, equivocation, data
picking, and ridiculing anything Dawkins cannot understand. More>>

The new atheists (Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens) level arguments against Old Testament morality as primitive and barbaric, presumably undercutting belief in the biblical God (Yahweh). Yet the Old Testament presents creational moral ideals in Genesis 1-2. Because of Israel's embeddedness in the ancient Near East's harsh, morally-problematic social milieu, Old Testament legislation is in places still morally inferior, though offering dramatic, incrementalimprovements upon such conditions. Mosaic Law attempts to regulate and limit tolerated structures (warfare, polygamy, patriarchalism, slavery), permitting various social structures because of human hardheartedness. Though falling short of the divine ideal, Mosaic laws often point to it. More>>

Prof. Antony Flew, 81 years old, is a legendary British philosopher and atheist and has been an icon and champion for unbelievers for decades. His change of mind is significant news, not only about his personal journey, but also about the persuasive power of the arguments modern theists have been using to challenge atheistic naturalism. More>>